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Bendigo hosts stylish exhibition

November 25, 2008 13:42:00

Dresses are being steamed and adorned with accessories ahead of a world-famous couture exhibition in Victoria's Bendigo.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, libraries-museums-and-galleries, australia, vic, bendigo-3550

Marc Jacobs firm pays $US1m to settle NY scandal

November 20, 2008 11:38:00

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs's company has agreed to pay New York state $US1 million for improper payments made to secure a venue to hold fashion shows, the New York Attorney-General's Office said.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, law-crime-and-justice, united-states

Designer found guilty of rape

November 14, 2008 08:48:00

An Indian-born fashion designer has been found guilty of sexually abusing a string of teenage girls and women, following a trial in Los Angeles.[MORE]

Tags: fashion, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, united-states

Michelle Obama under fire for dress choice

November 7, 2008 10:02:00

Michelle Obama: Criticised as well as praised for the dress she wore on election night.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, us-elections, us-election, united-states

Classic look a winner at the Cup

November 4, 2008 14:47:00

Kirsty MacGillivray has taken out today's Fashions On The Field contest at Flemington ahead of the Melbourne Cup. [MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, sport, horse-racing, design, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Colourful racegoers converge on Cup

November 4, 2008 10:41:00

Thousands already gearing up for the big Cup event.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, sport, horse-racing, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Charli Delaney voted off Dancing With The Stars

November 3, 2008 14:02:00

Charli Delaney was kicked off Dancing With The Stars last night, despite being an early favourite to take out the competition.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, television, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000

Fashion designer Cooper guilty of assault

October 31, 2008 13:33:00

Wayne Cooper gets a two-year good behaviour bond after assaulting his wife.[MORE]

Tags: fashion, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, assault, sydney-2000, tamarama-2026

Cheat tracker?: Brazilian markets GPS lingerie

October 31, 2008 12:21:00

Lingerie maker Lucia Lorio says her new design targets the modern, techno-savvy woman, but the GPS-equipped 'Find Me If You Can' line has raised the hackles of feminists who call it a 21st-century chastity belt.[MORE]

Tags: fashion, human-interest, offbeat, brazil

Firth, Moore join Ford's Single Man

October 29, 2008 15:21:00

Fashion designer Tom Ford is getting the cast in place for his long-awaited move into feature films. [MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, feature-films, actors, united-states

Celebrity style sniper Mr Blackwell dies

October 21, 2008 01:03:00

Mr Blackwell, creator of the "worst-dressed" celebrity list, has died aged 86.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, human-interest, people, design, united-states

Sexploitation and the 'modern' world

Opinion

October 7, 2008 10:15:00

We are quick to criticise Bill Henson and 13-year-olds in Australian Fashion Week, yet those same children a few years older later are "barely legal" and it's somehow okay to objectify them.[MORE]

Tags: fashion, advertising-and-marketing, feminism, men, women, australia

Bigwigs take flight from Flemington's Birdcage

Feature

October 6, 2008 16:14:00

The financial crisis has hit the Melbourne Cup, with many big names absent from the exclusive Birdcage marquee.[MORE]

Tags: fashion, popular-culture, economic-trends, vic, melbourne-3000

Govt's skinny models code of conduct supported

October 6, 2008 09:00:00

Govt's code of conduct targeting skinny model trend would be "nurturing, helpful".[MORE]

Tags: fashion, federal-government, advertising, australia

Code of conduct to address skinny model trend

October 5, 2008 13:19:00

The Government plans to introduce a code of conduct that would require magazines to tell readers when photos have been altered. [MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, community-and-society, youth-issues, government-and-politics, federal-government, health, diseases-and-disorders, eating-disorders, information-and-communication, print-media, design, australia

Baron Cohen's Bruno bursts onto catwalk

September 29, 2008 08:00:00

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen - best known for his Borat character - burst onto the catwalk at Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's show in Milan on Friday (local time), bringing the playful show to a halt.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, feature-films, actors, italy

London Fashion Week squeezed, but saved

September 17, 2008 08:32:00

London Fashion Week organisers have agreed to shave a day off their program.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, united-kingdom, england

Saggy pants ban 'unconstitutional'

September 17, 2008 08:00:00

A Florida judge has deemed unconstitutional a law banning saggy pants that show off the wearer's underwear, local media reported on Tuesday.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, laws, united-states

Future of London Fashion Week uncertain

September 15, 2008 10:12:00

Under pressure from New York and Milan, London likely to make cuts to Fashion Week.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, design, united-kingdom, england

Magazine with 'too thin' models pulled

August 29, 2008 08:21:00

A Quebec publisher apologised on Thursday for promoting scrawny female forms in a young women's magazine, which he also pulled from stores amid a public outcry.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, eating-disorders, canada

Solid gold Moss sculpture unveiled

August 29, 2008 08:21:00

A solid gold sculpture of British supermodel Kate Moss worth 1.5 million pounds ($3.1 million) has been unveiled in London.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, sculpture, united-kingdom, england

Some sex assault charges dropped against designer

August 28, 2008 13:13:00

Los Angeles prosecutors dropped 30 of 59 sexual abuse charges against Indian-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, as jury selection got underway for his trial in California.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, united-states

Warner Bros backs Chanel biopic

August 28, 2008 10:00:00

Warner Brothers will produce and distribute the French-language Audrey Tautou-starring biopic Coco Before Chanel.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, feature-films, united-states

Jackson creates lingerie line with Aussie designer

August 22, 2008 07:51:00

Singer Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Superbowl made headlines four years ago when her bustier ripped. Now she wants people to see her underwear - she's launching her own lingerie line.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, music, people, design, australia, united-states

Cracking Ice Age dress code a shot-in-the-arm for fashionistas

August 21, 2008 08:28:00

Methods used to crack the dress code of Oetzi the Iceman, whose mummified remains turned up in an Alpine glacier almost two decades ago, could be a boon to the clothing industry, a new study shows.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, human-interest, archaeology, dna-testing, germany